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Philippines military says U.S. hostage Gracia Burnham very ill, on stretcher
Agence France-Presse ^
| 12:48 PM (Manila Time) | May 21, 2002
Posted on 05/20/2002 10:04:16 PM PDT by HAL9000
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posted on
05/20/2002 10:04:17 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
This is not good. I hope they get to the Burnhams in time.
Why don't these kidnappers just leave them somewhere and notify the military?
To: goldenstategirl;repubmom
Why don't these kidnappers just leave them somewhere and notify the military?Because they're terrorists. And terror is what they do best.
We can choose. We can either be terrorised or resolved.
I hope and pray, unto a cellular level, that these terrorists will be stopped - forever.
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posted on
05/20/2002 10:16:23 PM PDT
by
d4now
To: HAL9000
Did the terrorists not get the ransom money? I thought I saw a report that the US help transfer the money.
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posted on
05/20/2002 10:23:06 PM PDT
by
illbenice
To: HAL9000
Big Time prayer bump.
To: illbenice
Not the govt. as far as I know.
To: *Far East;*Islamic_Violence
To: codebreaker
ditto
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posted on
05/20/2002 10:40:03 PM PDT
by
glorygirl
To: illbenice
The terrorists claim they did not get the money the Burnham's associates put up, according to one report... the US said the money was delivered.
Sounds like a certain middleman decided to keep it for himself and headed to retirement with the bucks, or the terrorists are just claiming they didn't get it, or it wasn't delivered in the first place.
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posted on
05/20/2002 11:17:52 PM PDT
by
piasa
To: repubmom
Losing patience quickly here....
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posted on
05/21/2002 12:12:32 AM PDT
by
MarMema
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To: HAL9000
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posted on
05/21/2002 1:46:30 AM PDT
by
Cindy
To: HAL9000
It looks to me that it's Martin, not Gracia, who's being carried around on the stretcher. The one-year anniversary of their capture is coming up on Monday, May 27. Their mission agency, New Tribes, has requested special prayers on Sunday and Monday.
To: goldenstategirl
I hope for the best for these people. Unfortunately, they chose to practise their good work in a country that hates the US. I do not believe that the Philippine government would be inclined to allow our forces to go in there and deal with the islamoterrorists. I also question whether, given the Burnham's voluntary presence in the area where they were captured, we would want to risk American warrior lives. I don't mean to be cold, but ultimately we have to take responsibility for our lives and accept the consequences if we voluntarily go in harms way.
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:09:09 AM PDT
by
RushLake
To: RushLake
I do not believe that the Philippine government would be inclined to allow our forces to go in there and deal with the islamoterrorists.
I'm probably just being angry and irrational, but what would the Philippine government do if we announce that we're sending in the troops whether they like it or not? One could argue, in a cost-benefit sense, that two lives aren't worth such extreme measures. Then again, shouldn't the war on terror be about drawing a line in the sand against these kinds of acts?
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:14:53 AM PDT
by
Polonius
To: RushLake,repubmom
Unfortunately, they chose to practise their good work in a country that hates the USA few weeks ago I sponsored a woman from the Philippines into our church. She met and married her American husband in Manila, and afterward returned to her small village to spend a month with her family before moving here.
She only spent about a week there because islamic people nearby learned she had married an American and were threatening to kidnap or kill her. Her family told her to go, now. The village she was visiting and grew up in is on Mindanao.
It just enrages me that this sweet, kind woman I have come to love had her life threatened by these monsters.
I wish the Burnhams could be safe here now as is my friend. Though I suppose safe "here" is not as safe as one used to think....
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:21:52 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: Polonius
I don't understand why the Philippinos living there are so against our being more involved, but God help us and them if this is a reason for the Burnhams to die a slow death.
I work with many Philippinos - some are very new here, and they all would support a huge rescue attempt by our troops.
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:27:01 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: RushLake
I think ultimately we have to do the right thing.
Thank God for the people who pulled me back from a bad place a few times in my life.
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:28:41 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: MarMema
The corrupt media is presenting a false picture, as they do here in the United States.
The majority of people would welcome any effort to rid their country of these evil terrorists.
To: HAL9000
Thank you for posting this. I'll pass this on to those who have followed this story. I pray that it ends well.
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posted on
05/21/2002 5:04:51 AM PDT
by
happygrl
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